Letter signed from Marie-Louise Denis to the Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from ‘rue de Richelieu vis à vis l’hotel choiseul’, Paris and dated 15 June 1778
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CMV35415
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Lambert-David.IICorr.5Württemberg.9.Mme Denis au C. de Montbéliard, 15 Juin 1778
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Letter signed from Marie-Louise Denis to the Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from ‘rue de Richelieu vis à vis l’hotel choiseul’, Paris and dated 15 June 1778
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Messieurs J’ai eu le malheur de perdre le 30 du mois passé Monsieur De Voltaire mon oncle.
Incipit Modernised:
Messieurs, j’ai eu le malheur de perdre le 30 du mois passé monsieur de Voltaire mon oncle.
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Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Marie-Louise Denis to the Conseil de régence de Montbéliard, written in the hand of Wagnière from ‘rue de Richelieu vis à vis l’hotel choiseul’, Paris and dated 15 June 1778.
Detailed Summary:
Marie-Louise Denis begins by stating that she had the misfortune of losing her uncle, Voltaire, on the 30th of the last month. She adds that as his heir she urges the council to let her know how they can repay her the remaining 50,000lt of the 80,000lt Voltaire lent to the Duke of Wurttemberg. She asks that the money be sent to Messrs. Meyner and Rozé so that she can collect the money and pay the workers and contractors hired by Voltaire.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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240 x 191 mm
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3
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The paper is watermarked with indistinguishable text.
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Unbound
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Undecorated
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A tab of paper has been appended to the upper right-hand corner of f.1r. On this tab is written the number 21252. A third, unknown hand has added the phrase ‘pstée le 23 Juin’ to the upper right-hand corner of f.1r.
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History
Date:
15 June 1778
Ownership:
Owned by four generations of the Lambert-David family.
Origin (transcript):
rue de Richelieu vis à vis l’hotel choiseul
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Provenance:
Part of an estate gift entrusted to McGill University by Professor Peter Lambert-David Southam.
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